Hebrew word · H2503

חֶ֫לֶץ

cheletz

Helez

Appears 5 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26

§ Helez = "he has saved"

1) an Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course

2) a man of Judah, son of Azariah

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Samuel · 1

  1. 2 Samuel 23:26 חֶ֚לֶץ Helez

    Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:39 חָ֔לֶץ וְחֶ֖לֶץ Helez, and Helez

    Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,

    Here: A personal name, probably meaning "(God) has rescued" or "strength, vigor." Here it is spelled with a long first vowel (ḥāleṣ) because of a pause in the chanting; it is the same name as ḥeleṣ in the next word. Two other men share the name: one of David's warriors (2 Sam 23:26) and a commander under David (1 Chr 27:10).

  2. 1 Chronicles 11:27 חֶ֖לֶץ Helez

    Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

  3. 1 Chronicles 27:10 חֶ֥לֶץ Helez

    The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

    Here: A personal name. It is probably connected with the root ḥ-l-ts, 'to draw out, rescue' or 'to equip for battle', but what the name meant is uncertain. This is the same Helez listed among David's elite 'Thirty' warriors (2 Sam 23:26; 1 Chr 11:27).

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